Statistics for New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) Bands

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Song or Album	Hint	Answer	% Correct
The Trooper	Hugely successful and pioneering NWOBHM band whose mascot "Eddie" appears on all the band's album covers.	Iron Maiden	95%
Ace of Spades	Another band who had a huge influence on the NWOBHM, fronted by Lemmy Kilmister. Most of their best-selling records also feature drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor & guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke.	Motorhead	90%
Breaking the Law	Band founded in 1970, and so not part of the NWOBHM. They had a big influence on the scene however & released their 6th studio album, "British Steel", during the movement's heyday.	Judas Priest	88%
Pour Some Sugar on Me	Originally part of the NWOBHM, this band would later be associated with hair metal & find huge commercial success with their third album, "Pyromania".	Def Leppard	80%
Am I Evil?	This band's debut album, "Lightning to the Nations", is considered a classic but did not lead to mainstream success. Metallica and Megadeth cite this band as a major influence.	Diamond Head	68%
Princess of the Night	Very successful band fronted by Peter "Biff" Byford. Albums include "Wheels Of Steel" and "Strong Arm Of The Law".	Saxon	68%
Don't Burn the Witch	Over-the-top, openly satanic metal band who would have a lasting impact on the later extreme metal scene. Albums include "Welcome To Hell" and the aptly titled "Black Metal".	Venom	68%
Buried Alive	Their name means "lightning war" in German. One of several NWOBHM bands championed & covered by Metallica.	Blitzkrieg	51%
Hit and Run	All female band who were often championed by Motorhead, and who collaborated with them on an EP as "Headgirl".	Girl School	49%
Sweet Danger	Band originally named Lucifer, whose self titled album is regarded as a classic in the genre. Their first popular song, "Baphomet", was included on the Metal for Muthas compilation.	Angel Witch	41%
Court in the Act	Provocatively named band who comically changed their name several times, also releasing albums as "Blind Fury" and "Pariah". Their debut album is regarded as a classic.	Satan	41%
Only the Brave	Big cat themed band who's albums include "Wild Cat" and "Spell Bound".	Tygers of Pan Tang	39%
Night of the Demon	Generically named band featuring former members of the glam rock band Iron Cross. Albums include "The Unexpected Guest" and "British Standard Approved".	Demon	37%
Futureshock	Band founded by and named after a former Deep Purple vocalist, who has since rejoined that band. He also served as vocalist on Black Sabbath's 1983 album "Born Again".	Gillan	37%
See You in Hell	Death themed band first heard on the 1981 Heavy Metal Heroes compilation with their song "The Reaper".	Grim Reaper	37%
Captured City	Melodic NWOBHM band, named after an insect. Their debut album was 1981's "Time Tells No Lies".	Praying Mantis	32%
Mind Over Metal	High energy band who refer to their music as "athletic rock". Albums include "Wiped Out", "Rock Until You Drop" & "All For One". They later signed to Atlantic but failed to to make the big time.	Raven	32%
Riding with the Angels	Best known for being the first band of Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson. This band also featured drummer Thunderstick who performed on stage in a cage, wearing a leather mask.	Samson	32%
Burning a Sinner	Cult band heavily influenced by Black Sabbath & known to feature scantily clad women on their album covers. Albums include "Death Penalty" & "Friends Of Hell".	Witchfinder General	32%
Future Warriors	Their name is German for "nuclear energy" or "nuclear power." Vocalist/bassist Tony Dolan would go on to replace Kronos in the band Venom.	Atomkraft	29%
Heavy Metal Mania	Scottish band from Edinburgh whose most well known song is "The Small Hours", which was covered by Metallica & appeared on "Garage Inc". Their debut album is the "The Nightcomers".	Holocaust	29%
She Fell in Love with a Storm Trooper	Band heavily influenced by Motorhead and featuring Algy Ward, one time bass player for seminal punk band The Damned. Their debut album is "Filth Hounds Of Hades".	Tank	27%
Stagefright	Band known for using sinister occult imagery, such as the image of Baphomet featured on their debut album "Give Em Hell". They have a similar name to another NWOBHM occult themed band.	Witchfynde	24%
Stand Up and Fight	Mineral themed Birmingham band. Their keyboardist, Geoff Nichols, would go on to play with Black Sabbath for 23 years.	Quartz	20%